Careers Connect have launched a website for student careers, called Student Futures.
Student Futures is an online tool to help you prepare for your career.
It helps students find opportunities, track progress toward career-oriented goals, hones in on basic job preparation (CV, interviews, etc) and contains units on employability skills.
Give it a go today.
You may be wondering what the new card you received with your membership keyring is, and it is an exciting new initiative with all Victorian LSS’ to create one discount card to be used across Melbourne.
On Clayton campus, the card is accepted at Artichoke & Whitebait and Taste Baguette for a 10% discount. For a full list of discounts, visit thevlcard.com.
If you’ve got a start-up idea (or three) rattling around in your brain…
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship and innovation, even if you’ve never considered doing it yourself…
If you’re a technowhiz, marketing genius, builder, leader or cheer squad…
Everyone has a unique skill or an interesting perspective that can add value.
The IDEATOR is a fun start-up event where you can hash through lots of ideas, hack through a few promising ones and pitch the best ideas.
This could be a really fun 2 days, or it could be the start of an amazing journey.
Whether you’re a die hard junkie of the start-up or just want to vicariously experience the buzz of entrepreneurship, we welcome you to come along, and bring a friend!
When: 1.00pm Tuesday 24 May – 4.30pm Wednesday 25 May 2016
Where: 271 Collins St, Melbourne
What: start-up hackathon with mentorship, prototyping, pitch practice, etc.
Sector: 3 tracks – life science, Monash Challenge (IT), small biz/social
Sign up here.
Each year the Business Law Section offers three scholarships of $5000 to the writer of the best papers in fields of Competition, Corporations and Taxation Law.
The scholarships are targeted to ‘early career’ legal professionals with less than four years of professional experience in the legal field of their paper. In the past winners have come from across academia, business and government sectors.
These scholarships are well suited to any Honours or research student who has previously written on a topic in one of the available fields.
Entries close Sunday 31 July 2016 at 5.00pm. For more information, please see here.
Leap into Leadership Online is a suite of free modules to develop your employability and leadership skills at your own pace. It’s available for all current Monash students, any time – so you can complete as many modules as you like, at any stage of your studies.
Each module is practical, straightforward and fun, and takes about one to two hours to complete. There are no formal assessments to hand in, and you’ll earn a certificate for each module.
So, whether you want to hone your skills in communication, managing events or projects, teamwork or goal-setting, check out the modules on offer and get started today.
Herbert Smith Freehills invites you to an evening to learn more about the firm, practice areas, who they are and what they do.
Join them for a practical and interactive networking evening on any of the following dates.
All sessions run from 5.00pm – 7.00pm at Herbert Smith Freehills, Level 42, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Thursday 26 May: Employment, pensions and incentives
Monday 30 May: Corporate
Please register here if you are interested in attending one of the above events.
Please note that places are allocated to penultimate year students in the first instance.
Aim beyond pure legal knowledge. Beyond commercial advice. Be known for something more: a clarity of thought and an instinct for problem solving that can influence governments and leading businesses the world over.
Join our Open House in Melbourne and we’ll show you first-hand what it is like to work at Ashurst.
You will have the opportunity to interact with all levels of the firm giving you an insight to the work we do across our practice areas, the clients we work with and to understand what life is like for our seasonal clerks and graduates.
This event is for highly driven law students graduating no earlier than 2018, with a genuine interest in practising commercial law.
Please register your interest here. You will be asked to complete a short application form and upload your CV.
Date: Tuesday 26 May 2016
Time: 5.00pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Ashurst, 181 William St, Melbourne
How can you put all that you’ve learned as a law student, graduate or new solicitor into context? The Ideas for Careers sessions have been developed for just that purpose, to help you see what everyday working life is like in specific areas of practice. This is a great way to find out how your own skills might fit within an area of the law.
Panellists include Niva Sivakumar, Legal Counsel, Mesoblast Limited, Adam Goldner, Senior Associate, Russell Kennedy Lawyers and Ashleigh Le, Senior Associate, Gadens.
Date: Wednesday 25 May 2016
Time: 5.00 – 7.00pm
Venue: LIV Lecture Theatre, 470 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Price: $20 for members, $30 for non-members
Register here.
INC is a competition organised by Herbert Smith Freehills and National Law University Delhi.
The first edition of the competition took place in 2014 and it was a big hit. The second edition, which was held in September 2015, drew participants from 23 internationally renowned universities from five countries, including the likes of Cambridge, Oxford, Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Cologne.
The competition aims at providing an opportunity to law students of select top universities across the globe to practice and improve their negotiation skills. It provides a platform for students to compete in a truly diverse and an international environment. The competition is carefully structured to simulate legal negotiations particularly for those students who aspire to be international lawyers.
Students participating in the competition will assume the roles of international lawyers in negotiating a series of legal problems. The problems will be based on real life examples and will comprise a common set of facts known to all participants and confidential information known only to the participants representing a particular side.
Each team will consist of two students, who must be enrolled in a full time degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) as at September 1 2016. Only one team per university will be allowed. The competition will begin 15 June 2016 (release of the problem), with the finals being 11 September 2016 and held in Delhi, India.
Please see here for more information.
The NEC is open to all Australian law students and recent law graduates.
Students are encouraged to submit an academic paper between 3,000 and 12,000 words on any legal issue.
The winner will receive a prize of $1,000. The top four papers will also receive national exposure in the 2016 Australian Law Students’ Association Academic Journal which is distributed to all Australian law student societies.
The due date for all submissions is Monday 6 June 2016 at 5.00pm AEST.
For further information about the competition, including the submission requirements and marking criteria, please see here.
Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre is currently taking applications for its 2016 Semester 2 volunteer intake.
If you are interested in social justice and gaining legal experience working with clients who are socially and economically marginalised please consider applying.
We are currently looking for volunteers across both our offices, St Albans and Melton. The role will require a 12 month commitment to complete one full day per week.
If you are interested please send your current CV and a covering letter (as attached PDF files) to legal@comm-unityplus.org.au.
On Wednesday 8 June 2016, King & Wood Mallesons, together with UNSW’s Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, are hosting a panel event, “The Displacement Project – Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement”.
The Displacement Project aims to raise awareness among members of the legal profession and the broader community about climate change-related migration and displacement, the limitations of existing international legal frameworks and the policies that can be implemented in response to this issue.
The Displacement Project has two fantastic speakers, from cross-disciplinary fields, who will each offer a unique insight into the human impact of climate change.
Please register here.
More details about the event can be found here.
It’s no secret that youth imprisonment rates are on the rise, but there are many steps that can be taken to prevent this being an ongoing issue.
What can you do to help lower the rate of youth imprisonment? Early intervention and knowing the root causes that lead young people to commit crimes is crucial.
This session will be delivered by experts in their field and is set to consider this topic from three perspectives: legal, social and anecdotal.
Panellists include Laura Wilson, Indigenous Rights Unit Lawyer, Human Rights Legal Centre and Ian Lanyon, Director of Secure Services, Department of Health and Human Services.
The moderator will be Melinda Walker, LIV Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law.
Date: Thursday 2 June 2016
Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Venue: LIV Lecture Theatre, 470 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Price: $35 members, $45 non-members
Register here.
Join us for a casual hit of tennis at Flagstaff Gardens at 5.00pm on Thursday 26 May 2016.
Please register your attendance here to secure a place.
A small fee (less than $6.45 per person) will be required to cover the court hire costs.
The JD LSS office hours are as follows:
Monday: 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday: 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Thursday: 11.00am – 3.00pm
During these times memberships and event tickets can be purchased. However if these times do not suit you please contact jd.adminactivities@monashlss.com
Careers Connect have launched a new website for student careers, called Student Futures.
Student Futures is an online tool to help you prepare for your career.
It helps students find opportunities, track progress toward career-oriented goals, hones in on basic job preparation (CV, interviews, etc) and contains units on employability skills.
Give it a go today.
Australia’s detention of asylum seekers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea is modelled on the long standing US Migrant Interdiction Program which includes the detention of refugees by the US in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
This new book by Dr Azadeh Dastyari examines the US’ compliance with its legal obligations as it interdicts asylum seekers at sea, detains refugees in its immigration detention centre in Guantánamo Bay and resettles refugees in third countries. It asks what lessons can be learned from the world’s longest running offshore processing and detention regime.
To be launched by Senator Sam Dastyari.
Date: Tuesday 17 May 2016
Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Monash Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
RSVP: Tuesday 10 May 2016, online here
Please find more information here.
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law invites you to this powerful fundraising event; the film the Australian government doesn’t want you to see.
Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how ‘The Lucky Country’ became one where leaders choose detention over compassion and governments deprive the desperate of their basic human rights.
The film features never-before-seen footage from inside Australia’s offshore detention camps, revealing the personal impact of sending those in search of a safe home to languish in limbo.
Chasing Asylum explores the mental, physical and fiscal consequences of Australia’s decision to lock away families in unsanitary conditions away from media scrutiny, destroying their lives under the pretext of saving them.
Join us for this special screening and fundraising event.
Date: Wednesday 1 June 2016
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Classic Cinema, 9 Gordon Street, Elsternwick, VIC 3185
Cost: $24.08 per ticket
Buy tickets here.
Watch the trailer. (MA15+ Strong Coarse Language)
Join over 300 attendees from the law, civil society, academia and business at Australia’s only annual human rights conference. Limited student rate tickets are limited.
Speaker line up so far includes:
Date: Friday 22 July 2016
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Venue: The Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne
Full details on the Castan Centre website. Check it out for up-to-date speaker line up.
During a mediation, decisions have to be made by the parties in order to settle their dispute and process decisions also need to be made by the mediator.
As people form judgments and make decisions they fall prey to predictable and consistent errors which can impact on the quality of decisions and escalate conflict.
Professor Jill Klein from the Melbourne Business School will speak on the topic ‘Cognitive Biases in Decision Making’.
The presentation will provide a discussion of cognitive biases and how we can manage them in order to make optimal decisions.
Date: Tuesday 14 June 2016
Time: 5.45pm (socialising) for 6.15pm to 7.15pm presentation
Venue: Heritage Room, Coopers Inn (2nd floor), cnr Exhibition St & Little Lonsdale St
Cost: Free to VADR members (non-members $20)
RSVP: please email Alison at admin@vadr.asn.au
Finger food will be provided and drinks are available at bar prices.
The way we view and conciliate disputes of sexual harassment is changing.
We have seen through the Federal report into the Department of Defence and the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission’s own independent review into sex discrimination and sexual harassment in Victoria Police that the impact of such harassment in the workplace runs deep.
The case law around sexual harassment is also changing and damages are increasing to reflect community expectations that sexual harassment can no longer lightly be dismissed. In this current climate, it is timely we reflect on these changes and discuss how they can impact on the way disputes of this nature can be resolved through conciliation.
At this Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution (VADR) event Sophie Georgalis and Katie Bates from the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission will speak on the topic ‘Conciliating Sexual Harassment Disputes – Not Just a Personal Matter’.
Date: Thursday 2 June 2016
Time: 5.45pm (socialising) for 6.15pm to 7.15pm presentation
Venue: Heritage Room, Coopers Inn (2nd floor), cnr Exhibition & Little Lonsdale Sts
Cost: Free to VADR members (non-members $20)
RSVP: please email Alison at admin@vadr.asn.au
Finger food will be provided and drinks are available at bar prices.
Registrations are now open for the Monash Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation lecture series.
Interested undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff are all welcome to attend the lectures.
Further information on topics, speakers and registration can be found here.
This panel brings together a number of professionals from across the legal sector to discuss the future of lawyering in Australia.
The panellists will explore some of the big legal practice challenges of today, including graduate employment prospects in an increasingly crowded market.
The panellists will also explore the global move towards ‘experiential’ and ‘work integrated learning’ and consider how this and other initiatives might help improve law students’ competitiveness in and preparedness for future employment.
Date: Thursday 19 May 2016
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Thursday 12 May online here
For full details please click here.
On Tuesday 17 May 2016 the Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution (VADR) will be hosting a Collaborative Family Law Panel made up of a family law dispute resolution practitioner, a family lawyer and a forensic accountant.
It is not always easy to settle all the matters relating to a family dispute in a mediation or family dispute resolution. Collaborative law has evolved mainly to deal with more complex cases involving property without going to the Family Court.
The panel will discuss how different professionals cooperate to assist a family in reaching agreement, and how this is different from other forms of ADR, such as mediation.
Date: Tuesday 17 May 2016
Time: 5.30pm (socialising) for 6.00pm to 7.30pm presentation
Venue: Heritage Room, Coopers Inn (2nd floor), cnr Exhibition St & Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free to VADR members (non-members $20)
RSVP: please email Alison at admin@vadr.asn.au
Finger food will be provided and drinks are available at bar prices.
Migrant Resource Centre North West will present a panel of experts during Law Week 2016 to discuss a range of legal issues affecting young people, their relatives and carers.
Topics will include homelessness, drugs and alcohol, discrimination and human rights. Several young people will also share their own experiences with the law.
Date: Friday 20 May 2016
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Location: State Library of Victoria, Melbourne CBD
Cost: Free
RSVP essential. Book tickets (and more info) here.
Contemporary legal practice is no longer limited to the local.
Lawyers now practice in a global context: across jurisdictions, in diverse cultural environments and often mediated by digital technologies.
Against this context this new unit (LAW4250, offered over Summer 2016-17) provides the foundation from which law graduates might take advantage of the increasing opportunities in global legal practice.
Please see here for more details.
Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) wishes to announce that the 23rd CESAA Essay Competition is now open for entries.
Essays from any discipline dealing with contemporary (post-war) Europe and/or the European Union can be submitted for consideration in one of the following two categories:
The closing date for entries is Tuesday 30 June 2016.
Please find full competition details here.
Please direct any queries to Lachlan McKenzie, the CESAA Essay Competition Co-ordinator (lachlan.mckenzie@unimelb.edu.au).
The Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is launching again for 2016.
Open to all Australian law students, the Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is an opportunity for students to get creative, get their name known in law and be in the running to win great prizes.
This year, students are invited to create a 2-5 minute film about what inspires them to study law, that will educate, entertain and engage their fellow law students and help them connect with law.
Please find more information here.
Please note entries close Friday 29 July 2016.
Applications are now open for the three month internship from December 2016 – February 2017.
Applications close Friday 15 July 2016.
For further information please see application process and eligibility criteria.
Student Mobility Funding may be provided. Please see eligibility criteria.
Need help lodging your tax return?
Make an appointment with an Australian Tax Office trained volunteer.
Appointments are free and available on Caulfield and Clayton Campus.
For more information and to book your appointment please see here.
The Editorial Board of the International Trade and Business Law Review (‘the Review) are now inviting submissions for Volume XX of the Review.
The Review publishes leading articles consisting of original research, case notes, comments, and book reviews concerning international trade and business law, arbitration law and comparative law.
Academic staff and students now have the opportunity to make a submission to the Review.
Please find more information including submission details in this letter here.
Please note submissions close Friday 1 July 2016.
For more details contact Editor Tracy Albin: tracy.albin@student.curtin.edu.au
Leap into Leadership Online (LiLO) is a suite of practical, straightforward and fun online modules. Become a leader and build your skills in communication, teamwork, problem-solving, event management and more.
Modules take about 1 to 2 hours to complete, and you can do them any time, at any stage of your degree.
Read more, choose a topic and enrol now.
The Medico Legal Society of Victoria would like to invite final year students studying Law or Medicine to enter an essay competition.
The topic of the essay is:
“The most controversial issue the medico-legal sphere faces today is…..”
The competition is an excellent opportunity for final year students to gain access to a professional organisation prior completion of their degrees and the opportunity to meet and learn from professionals in their field.
The competition will close on Monday 30 May 2016.
Essays should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length.
Total (non-cash) Prize value is approximately $1,635.00 per Prize winner.
For more details please click here.
Monash University’s Open Day for Clayton will be held on Sunday 7 August 2016.
We are seeking Undergraduate student volunteers to assist on the day.
This will involve speaking with prospective students and their families about your experience of studying at Monash, giving directions, greeting guests, helping with set-up/pack down and much more.
Although these positions are voluntary roles, the faculty does provide training and $50.00 vouchers for students who volunteer half a day (9.15am – 1.15pm OR 12.30pm – 4.30pm) and $95.00 vouchers for students who volunteer for a whole day (9.15am – 4.30pm).
If you have good communication skills and a well-rounded knowledge of the Law Faculty and campus please complete the application form by Monday 6 June 2016.
We will be holding student workshops closer to Open Day and will send an email inviting you to RSVP to a session.
If you have any further queries please contact law-marketing@monash.edu.
Prestigious scholarships provide outstanding students with the resources needed to excel.
These generous and well recognised scholarships are open to those committed to contributing to a better future, and who are able to demonstrate leadership and academic merit.
The Prestigious Scholarship Information Session will provide interested students with strategies and handy tips about how to apply, firsthand information from the scholarship providers in attendance and the opportunity to ask questions and receive personal advice.
Attending the event will be representatives from Museum Victoria, the Menzies Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, the Department of Education and Training (Endeavour Scholarship), the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Colombo Plan), the Sir John Monash Foundation and Westpac (Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship), and recipients from various scholarships including the Rhodes Trust.
A light lunch will also be provided.
Who can attend: Undergraduate students in their final year, masters and PhD students.
Date: Thursday 26 May 2016
Time: 12.00pm–2.00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre S1, 16 Rainforest Walk, Clayton campus
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Melina Talanis (melina.talanis@monash.edu), Senior Industry and Community Connections Officer.
New Colombo Plan mobility grants worth $5,000 are available to undergraduate Monash University students wishing to spend Semester 2 2016 studying in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on ACICIS Study Indonesia’s Indonesian Business, Law, and Society program.
The Indonesian Business, Law, and Society (IBLS) program provides students with a unique opportunity to study Indonesian Business, Law or Society, or a combination thereof, at the Indonesian Islamic University, Yogyakarta. All classes are conducted in English, and students have the opportunity to undertake an internship placement as part of their study.
Please find more information about how to apply here.
Considering an additional qualification?
Two of our LLB(Hons) units (LAW4704 Taxation Law and LAW4332 Advanced Taxation Law) have been approved by the Tax Practitioners Board as approved courses in Australian taxation law that can count towards qualification as a registered tax agent. Note that in addition to undertaking these units, there are other requirements that must also be met.
Please find further information here about the requirements for becoming a registered tax agent.
For details of the approved courses please see here.
Please contact Professor Stephen Barkoczy (Stephen.Barkoczy@monash.edu) if you have any further queries.
Applications are now open for Professional Practice, Family Law Assistance Program and Clinical Externship.
Applications close on Friday 27 May 2016 and the outcome will be emailed to successful students within 2 weeks of this date.
For further information about these units please see here.
The Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship offers students the opportunity to spend a semester studying at a leading Asian university.
Uniquely, the scholarships also offer the freedom to ‘build your own adventure’ enabling students to individualise their exchange program to enhance their Asian experience.
Students can tailor their program through a range of additional opportunities beyond the classroom.
Valued at $10,000, the scholarships will help students to build their knowledge, understanding and skills to help strengthen Australia’s business, commercial and cultural ties with Asia.
Please find more information here.
Please note applications close Friday 15 July 2016.
You may be wondering what the new card you received with your membership keyring is, and it is an exciting new initiative with all Victorian LSS’ to create one discount card to be used across Melbourne.
On Clayton campus, the card is accepted at Artichoke & Whitebait and Taste Baguette for a 10% discount. For a full list of discounts, visit thevlcard.com.
If you’ve got a start-up idea (or three) rattling around in your brain…
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship and innovation, even if you’ve never considered doing it yourself…
If you’re a technowhiz, marketing genius, builder, leader or cheer squad…
Everyone has a unique skill or an interesting perspective that can add value.
The IDEATOR is a fun start-up event where you can hash through lots of ideas, hack through a few promising ones and pitch the best ideas.
This could be a really fun 2 days, or it could be the start of an amazing journey.
Whether you’re a die hard junkie of the start-up or just want to vicariously experience the buzz of entrepreneurship, we welcome you to come along, and bring a friend!
When: 1.00pm Tuesday 24 May – 4.30pm Wednesday 25 May 2016
Where: 271 Collins St, Melbourne
What: start-up hackathon with mentorship, prototyping, pitch practice, etc.
Sector: 3 tracks – life science, Monash Challenge (IT), small biz/social
Sign up here.
Each year the Business Law Section offers three scholarships of $5000 to the writer of the best papers in fields of Competition, Corporations and Taxation Law.
The scholarships are targeted to ‘early career’ legal professionals with less than four years of professional experience in the legal field of their paper. In the past winners have come from across academia, business and government sectors.
These scholarships are well suited to any Honours or research student who has previously written on a topic in one of the available fields.
Entries close Sunday 31 July 2016 at 5.00pm. For more information, please see here.
Leap into Leadership Online is a suite of free modules to develop your employability and leadership skills at your own pace. It’s available for all current Monash students, any time – so you can complete as many modules as you like, at any stage of your studies.
Each module is practical, straightforward and fun, and takes about one to two hours to complete. There are no formal assessments to hand in, and you’ll earn a certificate for each module.
So, whether you want to hone your skills in communication, managing events or projects, teamwork or goal-setting, check out the modules on offer and get started today.
Lawyers for Animals for like to invite you to their first Trivia Night!
Gather a team together, or join one, to test your general knowledge and to benefit animals.
It will be a fun and informative evening with a hint of legal competition.
Date: Friday 20 May 2016
Time: from 5.30pm
Venue: The Apartment (bar), 401 Little Bourke St, Melbourne
Cost: $11.40 + optional $15 vegan dinner box
For more info and to purchase tickets please see here.
Herbert Smith Freehills invites you to an evening to learn more about the firm, practice areas, who they are and what they do.
Join them for a practical and interactive networking evening on any of the following dates.
All sessions run from 5.00pm – 7.00pm at Herbert Smith Freehills, Level 42, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Wednesday 18 May: Finance, real estate and projects
Monday 23 May: Dispute resolution
Thursday 26 May: Employment, pensions and incentives
Monday 30 May: Corporate
Please register here if you are interested in attending one of the above events.
Please note that places are allocated to penultimate year students in the first instance.
Aim beyond pure legal knowledge. Beyond commercial advice. Be known for something more: a clarity of thought and an instinct for problem solving that can influence governments and leading businesses the world over.
Join our Open House in Melbourne and we’ll show you first-hand what it is like to work at Ashurst.
You will have the opportunity to interact with all levels of the firm giving you an insight to the work we do across our practice areas, the clients we work with and to understand what life is like for our seasonal clerks and graduates.
This event is for highly driven law students graduating no earlier than 2018, with a genuine interest in practising commercial law.
Please register your interest here. You will be asked to complete a short application form and upload your CV.
Date: Tuesday 26 May 2016
Time: 5.00pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Ashurst, 181 William St, Melbourne
Environmental Justice Australia (formerly the Environment Defenders Office) is offering a limited number of two-week internships for June – July 2016 to law students with a genuine and demonstrable interest in environmental issues, social justice issues and environmental law.
Opportunities available include providing paralegal support in Envirojustice cases, researching and updating publications and contributing to policy and law reform projects in areas such as biodiversity protection and climate change.
Internships are voluntary and based in the EJA office at the 60L Green Building, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton.
Applications are due by 5.00pm on Monday 16 May 2016.
For more information and how to apply please see here.
INC is a competition organised by Herbert Smith Freehills and National Law University Delhi.
The first edition of the competition took place in 2014 and it was a big hit. The second edition, which was held in September 2015, drew participants from 23 internationally renowned universities from five countries, including the likes of Cambridge, Oxford, Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Cologne.
The competition aims at providing an opportunity to law students of select top universities across the globe to practice and improve their negotiation skills. It provides a platform for students to compete in a truly diverse and an international environment. The competition is carefully structured to simulate legal negotiations particularly for those students who aspire to be international lawyers.
Students participating in the competition will assume the roles of international lawyers in negotiating a series of legal problems. The problems will be based on real life examples and will comprise a common set of facts known to all participants and confidential information known only to the participants representing a particular side.
Each team will consist of two students, who must be enrolled in a full time degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) as at September 1 2016. Only one team per university will be allowed. The competition will begin 15 June 2016 (release of the problem), with the finals being 11 September 2016 and held in Delhi, India.
Please see here for more information.
The NEC is open to all Australian law students and recent law graduates.
Students are encouraged to submit an academic paper between 3,000 and 12,000 words on any legal issue.
The winner will receive a prize of $1,000. The top four papers will also receive national exposure in the 2016 Australian Law Students’ Association Academic Journal which is distributed to all Australian law student societies.
The due date for all submissions is Monday 6 June 2016 at 5.00pm AEST.
For further information about the competition, including the submission requirements and marking criteria, please see here.
Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre is currently taking applications for its 2016 Semester 2 volunteer intake.
If you are interested in social justice and gaining legal experience working with clients who are socially and economically marginalised please consider applying.
We are currently looking for volunteers across both our offices, St Albans and Melton. The role will require a 12 month commitment to complete one full day per week.
If you are interested please send your current CV and a covering letter (as attached PDF files) to legal@comm-unityplus.org.au.
Clayton Utz will be hosting the inaugural Diversity Lecture at its Melbourne office this May.
This year, members of the CU LGBTI Alliance will present the lecture which will focus on the current legal framework concerning children hoping to transition and how it could be improved. As you may know, a key concern for these children and their families is the requirement for court approval before being able to undergo treatment. The lecture will address this and other issues.
The idea to host the lecture is borne out of CU’s desire to connect more with uni students, its prospective employees, by showing them its interest in and commitment to issues affecting groups which make its workplace a diverse and enriched environment. The CU LGBTI program, the LGBTI Alliance, is the mechanism through which the firm seeks to ensure that it has a culture of inclusion.
Date: Wednesday 18 May 2016
Time: drinks from 6.00pm with a 6.30pm start time
Venue: Clayton Utz, Level 18, 333 Collins Street, Melbourne
RSVP essential: please email aottobre@claytonutz.com with your name and university by Wednesday 11 May 2016.
On Wednesday 8 June 2016, King & Wood Mallesons, together with UNSW’s Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, are hosting a panel event, “The Displacement Project – Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement”.
The Displacement Project aims to raise awareness among members of the legal profession and the broader community about climate change-related migration and displacement, the limitations of existing international legal frameworks and the policies that can be implemented in response to this issue.
The Displacement Project has two fantastic speakers, from cross-disciplinary fields, who will each offer a unique insight into the human impact of climate change.
Please register here.
More details about the event can be found here.
The JD LSS office hours are as follows:
Monday: 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday: 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Thursday: 11.00am – 3.00pm
During these times memberships and event tickets can be purchased. However if these times do not suit you please contact jd.adminactivities@monashlss.com
Applications are now open for Professional Practice, Family Law Assistance Program and Clinical Externship.
Applications close on Friday 27 May 2016 and the outcome will be emailed to successful students within 2 weeks of this date.
For further information about these units please see here.
Applications are now open for the three month internship from December 2016 – February 2017.
Applications close Friday 15 July 2016.
For further information please see application process and eligibility criteria.
Student Mobility Funding may be provided. Please see eligibility criteria.
Contemporary legal practice is no longer limited to the local.
Lawyers now practice in a global context: across jurisdictions, in diverse cultural environments and often mediated by digital technologies.
Against this context this new unit (LAW4250, offered over Summer 2016-17) provides the foundation from which law graduates might take advantage of the increasing opportunities in global legal practice.
Please see here for more details.
The Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is launching again for 2016.
Open to all Australian law students, the Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is an opportunity for students to get creative, get their name known in law and be in the running to win great prizes.
This year, students are invited to create a 2-5 minute film about what inspires them to study law, that will educate, entertain and engage their fellow law students and help them connect with law.
Please find more information here.
Please note entries close Friday 29 July 2016.
The Editorial Board of the International Trade and Business Law Review (‘the Review) are now inviting submissions for Volume XX of the Review.
The Review publishes leading articles consisting of original research, case notes, comments, and book reviews concerning international trade and business law, arbitration law and comparative law.
Academic staff and students now have the opportunity to make a submission to the Review.
Please find more information including submission details in this letter here.
Please note submissions close Friday 1 July 2016.
For more details contact Editor Tracy Albin: tracy.albin@student.curtin.edu.au
Leap into Leadership Online (LiLO) is a suite of practical, straightforward and fun online modules. Become a leader and build your skills in communication, teamwork, problem-solving, event management and more.
Modules take about 1 to 2 hours to complete, and you can do them any time, at any stage of your degree.
Read more, choose a topic and enrol now.
The Medico Legal Society of Victoria would like to invite final year students studying Law or Medicine to enter an essay competition.
The topic of the essay is:
“The most controversial issue the medico-legal sphere faces today is…..”
The competition is an excellent opportunity for final year students to gain access to a professional organisation prior completion of their degrees and the opportunity to meet and learn from professionals in their field.
The competition will close on Monday 30 May 2016.
Essays should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length.
Total (non-cash) Prize value is approximately $1,635.00 per Prize winner.
For more details please click here.
Prestigious scholarships provide outstanding students with the resources needed to excel.
These generous and well recognised scholarships are open to those committed to contributing to a better future, and who are able to demonstrate leadership and academic merit.
The Prestigious Scholarship Information Session will provide interested students with strategies and handy tips about how to apply, firsthand information from the scholarship providers in attendance and the opportunity to ask questions and receive personal advice.
Attending the event will be representatives from Museum Victoria, the Menzies Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, the Department of Education and Training (Endeavour Scholarship), the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Colombo Plan), the Sir John Monash Foundation and Westpac (Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship), and recipients from various scholarships including the Rhodes Trust.
A light lunch will also be provided.
Who can attend: Undergraduate students in their final year, masters and PhD students.
Date: Thursday 26 May 2016
Time: 12.00pm–2.00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre S1, 16 Rainforest Walk, Clayton campus
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Melina Talanis (melina.talanis@monash.edu), Senior Industry and Community Connections Officer.
Considering an additional qualification?
Two of our LLB(Hons) units (LAW4704 Taxation Law and LAW4332 Advanced Taxation Law) have been approved by the Tax Practitioners Board as approved courses in Australian taxation law that can count towards qualification as a registered tax agent. Note that in addition to undertaking these units, there are other requirements that must also be met.
Please find further information here about the requirements for becoming a registered tax agent.
For details of the approved courses please see here.
Please contact Professor Stephen Barkoczy (Stephen.Barkoczy@monash.edu) if you have any further queries.
If you’ve ever wondered about the mediation process and how it works, join Geoff Browne, the Victorian Small Business Commissioner (VSBC), for an overview of the mediation service provided by his Office.
This session will be co-hosted by the VSBC principal mediator, who will walk you through the mediation process, from arriving at the mediation venue to finalising Terms of Settlement, and highlight how to best prepare for and participate in a mediation.
The VSBC provides an independent, low cost mediation service for business-to-business commercial disputes.
The free session will be held during Law Week in one of the VSBC’s mediation rooms. There will be time at the end of the session for Q&As.
Attendees will also receive information packs including a $20 discount voucher towards an initial mentoring session with the Small Business Mentoring Service.
Date: Thursday 19 May 2016
Time: 5.30pm to 6.15pm (tea/coffee and biscuits on arrival)
Venue: Blue Mediation Room, Level 2, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne (NB: Level 2 lifts are located on the Bourke St side of the building)
RSVP: registration essential here.
Please note: places are limited.
The VSBC is also running a series of webinars for Law Week. Check them out here.
Note: an earlier version of the General Notices in the Student Gazette (9 May 2016) contained an advertisement for applications for 2017 Endeavour Mobility Grants. This was placed in the Student Gazette incorrectly and has been removed. We apologise for any confusion caused.
If you’re an Undergrad or Postgrad and preparing applications for clerkships or traineeships, join us at this session to obtain insider tips about the application process.
Learn to tailor your applications and gain information regarding the 2016 Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) Guidelines.
Sylvie Alston from the Young Lawyer’s section of the LIV will be coming to talk about the application process for seasonal clerkships and traineeships.
Please RSVP for either session here.
Please bring your student ID for entry.
Monday session
Date: Monday 9 May 2016
Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue: H1, 20 Chancellors Walk, Clayton Campus
Thursday session
Date: Thursday 12 May 2016
Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Venue: L1, Law Building, 15 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton Campus
Careers Connect have just launched a new website for student careers, called Student Futures.
Student Futures is an online tool to help you prepare for your career.
It helps students find opportunities, track progress toward career-oriented goals, hones in on basic job preparation (CV, interviews, etc) and contains units on employability skills.
Give it a go today.